Excerpt: Other findings from the conference can be summarized as follows. First, there are significant differences among different workforce sectors in the degree to which they are prepared to respond to the threat of CBRNE attacks. Some workers, particularly emergency responders, may receive considerable training while many others receive little or no applicable training. Second, training for new CBRNE threats should be integrated into basic safety and health training, ...
Excerpt: 3.1 Financial Systems Assessment Reference: ‘Strategic Assessment of EPA’s Financial Systems - Current Systems Description’, dated 21 February 2002. The information contained in this section is drawn directly from the above referenced document. To reduce redundancy, only the general findings are provided in this report. For details of the analysis that form the basis for these finding, please see the referenced document.
Excerpt: Enclosed you will find an original, fully executed, Unilateral Administrative Order regarding the South West Assay Superfund site (the Site). This Site consists of real property you own in Washington County, near Leeds, Utah and other such areas nearby this property where contamination has come to be located. This Order directs you to hire an environmental contractor, meet with the Agency’s On-Scene Coordinator to discuss how cleanup shall be conducted, and to t...
Excerpt: The following list identifies federally listed or proposed U.S. species by State and County. It has been updated through December 31, 1999. Species listed below with a status of both E and T are generally either endangered or threatened within the specified county. Designation of critical habitat (CH) d oes not mean that the county constitutes critical habitat, only that critical habitat has been designated for that species (see Addendum A Instructions of the Co...
Excerpt: Workshops are formal, participatory seminars used to explore a Superfund subject, develop or improve citizens’ involvement skills, or carry out a defined site project. They can be developed as mini-courses on a discrete topic relevant to a community site. A technical expert can be invited to offer an inside perspective and to increase the effectiveness of the workshop. Workshops are a very powerful tool for formally educating small groups of citizens on: 1) site...
Excerpt: Table A1. Top 3 Broiler and other Meat-type Chicken Production Counties in the Top 10 States
Excerpt: Enclosed are a Compliance Order (Order) and an Administrative Complaint and Notice of Opportunith for Hearing (Complaint), Each of Which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issunig to reliance Truck / Auto Inc.
Excerpt: This non-profit organization has a mission to educate and share information with members and communities at the 'plant-roots' level and to promote biodiversity and environmentally sound practices. Wild Ones has a diverse membership ?interested in landscaping using native species in developing plant communities.
Excerpt: This document was prepared by Tetra Tech, Inc., for the Wetlands Division in EPA?s Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds. Fran Eargle was the EPA project manager. She was assisted by Michael Plehn. Tetra Tech project staff included Shannon Cauley, Jim Collins, Mary Beth Corrigan, Emily Faalasli, Kelly Gathers, John Hochheimer, Robert Johnson, Marti Martin, Paula Proctor, Dave Skibiak, Victoria Tanga, and Sharon Thorns. Subcontractual support was provided for...
Excerpt: Every year, tens of millions of pounds of plant nursery products are wasted. Bailing twine, flower pots, and greenhouse plastics are regularly dumped, burned, or stacked after their useful life. The agriculture industry throws away at least as much plastic as the total amount of curbside recyclables collected across the country. No gardeners reuse plastic materials due to the possibility of lingering diseases and no recyclers take them because of their difficult...
Excerpt: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted emission standards for recreational marine diesel engines. To analyze the environmental benefits expected from these new standards, we calculated emission factors for these engines, which are summarized in this memo.
Excerpt: Storm Water Entities as defined by the 2000 Census
Excerpt: Anumber of particular questions are often asked about the Part 503 risk assessments. This chapter poses many of these questions and provides answers to them. Addional discussion about many of these issues may be found elsewherein this guide.
Excerpt: AUTHORIZATIONS: All AFS users are responsible and accountable for their use of the system and the data resulting from such access. Failure to practice safety procedures while using AFS may result in suspension of access privileges. (See OMB-A130 Circular: Policy for the Management of Federal Information Resources) Receiving AFS access, I understand and agree to the following responsibilities: ! You may not allow any other individual(s) to use your User ID and pa...
Excerpt: Refer to the U.S Geological Survey (USGS)Maps Price list for most recent prices of all usgs maps and the USGS Maps Books and other publised products order form for ordering instructions.
Excerpt: The National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) was created following the passage of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, and reauthorized in 1997 as Public Law 105-36. The Program is the primary source of multiple-purpose geologic maps that depict the distribution of the Nations’ sediment and rocks and the resources they provide. Geologic maps are vital in the exploration and development of water and land resources, evaluating and planning for e...
Excerpt: Many of the chemicals covered under TRI are also subject to other environmental laws. The following matrix indicates whether the currently listed TRI chemicals are subject to any of the following selected environmental laws: 1. EPCRA 302: EPCRA section 302 (codified at 40 CFR Part 355), facilities with listed extremely hazardous substances (EHSs) in quantities greater than their Threshold Planning Quantities (TPQs) must report to the State Emergency Response Com...
Excerpt: This addendum announces EPA’s Cross-Border Sales (CBS) Policy for the 2001 model year. The CBS policy for the 1993, 1994, and 1995 model years is described in the Fact Sheet: EPA Policy on Cross-Border Sales of “California” Vehicles, revised: 10/17/94. The CBS Policies for the 1996 MY, 1997 MY, 1998 MY, 1999 MY, and 2000 MY which are generally identical to the 1995 MY policy, were announced in previous addenda.
Excerpt: Acknowledgments We would like to thank Jonathan Chen, Timothy Leighton, Jack Housenger, Norm Cook, Doreen Aviado, and Bart Suhre of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticide Programs for assisting with selection of model inputs and reviewing the draft report. We would also like to thank Linda Phillips, Pat Wood, Sharon McCarthy, Nathan Mottl, and Ron Lee of Versar, Inc. for assisting with d...
Excerpt: 2.0 SUMMARY OF METHOD: 2.1 This method describes the instrumentation and procedures necessary to identify and quantify low levels of ClO4 - in drinking waters using IC-ESI/MS. Drinking water samples are collected using a sterile filtration technique. A small volume of sample is injected into an ion chromatograph. Using an anion exchange column, ClO4 - is separated from constituent cations and anions in the sample using a potassium hydroxide mobile phase. Due to ...